Posts By David Farnor
Straight-to-VOD Thursday: Mars (Geoff Marslett)
January 30, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: Geoff Marslett Cast: Mark Duplass, Zoe Simpson, Paul Gordon, Howe Gelb, Liza Weil Watch Geoff Marslett’s Mars online: Distrify / VHX / Vimeo
Straight-to-VOD Thursday: From direct-to-iTunes indies to naff bargain bucket sequels, we look at films only available … Read More
VOD film review: Welcome to the Punch
January 29, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: Eran Creevy Cast: James McAvoy, Mark Strong, David Morrissey, Andrea Riseborough, Peter Mullan Certificate: 15
A group of men walk out of an anonymous glass building. That’s criminal mastermind Jacob (Strong) and his crew. They speed away on motorbikes. … Read More
Sky to release whole first episodes of shows on YouTube
January 28, 2014 | David FarnorPhoto: Justin Downing
Sky is releasing entire first episodes of TV shows online for free as part of a major new marketing campaign.
Viewers will be able to watch full episodes of some of Sky’s biggest pay TV programmes, including … Read More
Netflix film review: The Secret in Their Eyes
January 26, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: Juan Jose Campanella Cast: Ricardo Darin, Pablo Rago, Guillermo Francella, Soledad Villami, Javier Godino Certificate: 18 Watch online: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / iTunes
Every weekend during the 2014 awards season, we look back at past award winners … Read More
VOD film review: Hitchcock
January 24, 2014 | David FarnorDespite its title, Hitchcock is not a film about Hitchcock at all. It’s a film about Anthony Hopkins in a fat suit.Read More
VOD film review: Winter’s Bone
January 24, 2014 | David FarnorA cold and bleak modern mystery, Winter’s Bone is a frostbitten pleasure. Read More
VOD film review: How Do You Write a Joe Schermann Song?
January 23, 2014 | David FarnorA joyous, toe-tapping musical that razzles and dazzles with the best of them.Read More
VOD TV review: The Musketeers (BBC) – Episode 1
January 20, 2014 | David FarnorPhoto: BBC/Dusan Martincek
There’s no getting round it. BBC’s new sword-slashing drama The Musketeers is rather pants. In fact, pants feature rather heavily; there’s barely a scene where our heroic quartet aren’t slipping in or out of their trousers after … Read More
VOD film review: Rush
January 20, 2014 | David FarnorRon Howard’s streamlined story of Formula 1 rivalry delivers a thrilling rush of adrenaline.Read More
VOD film review: A Serious Man
January 19, 2014 | David FarnorMichael Stuhlbarg delivers a star-making turn in the Coen brothers’ honest, hilarious examination of faith.Read More